ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL AT SOUTH SHORE - FAR ROCKAWAY, NY

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Addresss:
327 BEACH 19TH STREET
FAR ROCKAWAY, NY, 11691
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (718) 869-7000

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Voluntary non-profit - Church
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Psychiatric Units

Dialysis Facility located within this hospital: MARJORIE BASSER DIALYSIS CENTER

Other nearby hospitals and nursing homes

Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 35.00
Registered Professional Nurses : 359.00
Other Salaried Personnel : 789.85
Dieticians : 3.78
Physical Therapists : 6.84
Registered Pharmacists : 12.00
Respiratory Therapists : 12.69
Speech Pathologists Or Audiologists : 0.25
Physicians : 15.43
Medical Social Workers : 11.81
Physician Assistants : 1.70

Number Of Beds
Total: 614
Total Certified: 614
Psychiatric Unit Beds: 43

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Acute Renal Dialysis Services
Alcohol And/Or Drug Services
Anatomical Laboratory Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Cardiac (Non-Surgical)Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Rehabilitiation (Not Carf Accredited) Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Long Term Care (Swing-Beds) Services
Obstetric Services
Occupational Therapy Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pediatric Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Postoperative Recovery Room Services
Psychiatric Services
Respiratory Care Services
Social Services
Speech Pathology Services
Therapeutic Radiology Services

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

43.500%
State:

11.437%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.009%
New York:

0.112%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
This Hospital:

2.000%
New York:

5.961%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 11%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

11%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

20%
Always
Here:

69%
State:

73%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

10%
New York:

6%
Usually
Here:

20%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

70%
State:

77%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

25%
State:

15%
Usually
Here:

28%
New York:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

47%
New York:

58%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

15%
State:

9%
Usually
Here:

23%
New York:

25%
Always
Here:

62%
State:

66%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

32%
State:

24%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

18%
Always
Here:

47%
New York:

58%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never
Here:

12%
State:

11%
Usually
This Hospital:

20%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

68%
State:

67%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

18%
New York:

17%
Usually
Here:

31%
New York:

34%
Always
Here:

51%
State:

49%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes
This Hospital:

73%
New York:

81%
No
Here:

27%
New York:

19%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower
This Hospital:

20%
State:

12%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

30%
State:

27%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

50%
State:

61%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
This Hospital:

11%
New York:

7%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

34%
State:

29%
Yes, definitely
Here:

55%
State:

64%

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,973
State:

$30,351
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,515
State:

$10,049
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.64%
State:

0.64%
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$42,132
New York:

$46,975
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$23,128
State:

$15,936
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

1.17%
New York:

1.08%
Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,557
New York:

$14,817
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,077
State:

$6,759
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.03%
State:

0.85%
Atherosclerosis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$19,624
State:

$15,244
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,179
New York:

$5,248
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

1.03%
New York:

0.63%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,359
New York:

$23,294
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,829
State:

$7,529
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

1.66%
New York:

1.43%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$17,282
State:

$15,605
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,953
State:

$4,967
Number of discharges: 25
This Hospital:

1.22%
New York:

1.64%
Cellulitis without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,694
State:

$21,478
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,460
New York:

$7,326
Number of discharges: 69
This Hospital:

3.38%
State:

2.35%
Chest Pain
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$14,635
State:

$14,161
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,482
State:

$5,137
Number of discharges: 101
This Hospital:

4.94%
State:

2.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,904
New York:

$23,013
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,944
State:

$8,087
Number of discharges: 47
Here:

2.30%
New York:

1.94%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,175
State:

$30,592
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,385
State:

$10,182
Number of discharges: 72
This Hospital:

3.52%
State:

1.87%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,843
New York:

$16,960
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,041
New York:

$6,071
Number of discharges: 34
This Hospital:

1.66%
State:

1.51%
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,811
State:

$28,514
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,575
State:

$9,062
Number of discharges: 20
Here:

0.98%
New York:

0.71%
Diabetes with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,896
State:

$22,558
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,273
New York:

$8,117
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

1.71%
New York:

0.89%
Dysequilibrium
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,150
New York:

$17,870
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,051
New York:

$5,966
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.64%
State:

0.66%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,295
New York:

$31,584
Average Total Payments
Here:

$15,061
State:

$11,035
Number of discharges: 28
This Hospital:

1.37%
State:

0.60%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,576
State:

$18,668
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,879
State:

$6,361
Number of discharges: 83
Here:

4.06%
New York:

3.99%
Fx, Sprn, Strn and Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$18,015
New York:

$20,757
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,437
State:

$6,412
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.69%
New York:

0.50%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$28,121
State:

$27,960
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,695
State:

$8,863
Number of discharges: 55
Here:

2.69%
State:

1.98%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$43,590
New York:

$50,004
Average Total Payments
Here:

$23,276
New York:

$16,938
Number of discharges: 17
This Hospital:

0.83%
New York:

0.73%
G.I. Hemorrhage without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$25,721
State:

$19,019
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,916
State:

$6,378
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

0.98%
State:

0.59%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$26,853
New York:

$26,907
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$13,748
New York:

$9,020
Number of discharges: 61
This Hospital:

2.99%
New York:

3.05%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,751
State:

$41,330
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,035
New York:

$13,648
Number of discharges: 42
Here:

2.06%
New York:

2.38%
Heart Failure and Shock without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,653
State:

$17,445
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,895
State:

$5,979
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.78%
New York:

1.37%
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$43,563
State:

$44,953
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$24,460
New York:

$15,635
Number of discharges: 14
Here:

0.69%
State:

0.97%
Hypertension without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,162
State:

$16,793
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,305
New York:

$6,151
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.93%
New York:

0.51%
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$129,073
State:

$132,493
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$76,880
State:

$53,759
Number of discharges: 30
Here:

1.47%
State:

0.61%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$35,636
New York:

$33,214
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,785
State:

$10,434
Number of discharges: 21
This Hospital:

1.03%
New York:

1.22%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$47,059
State:

$55,434
Average Total Payments
Here:

$24,623
New York:

$18,455
Number of discharges: 13
Here:

0.64%
State:

0.82%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$37,747
New York:

$33,952
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,992
New York:

$11,059
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.32%
State:

0.79%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,850
State:

$21,451
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$11,574
New York:

$7,036
Number of discharges: 68
Here:

3.33%
New York:

2.87%
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$30,640
New York:

$34,117
Average Total Payments
Here:

$16,742
State:

$11,269
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

0.93%
State:

0.45%
Major Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$49,721
New York:

$45,478
Average Total Payments
Here:

$26,680
New York:

$17,066
Number of discharges: 15
Here:

0.73%
New York:

4.46%
Medical Back Problems without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$23,924
State:

$23,275
Average Total Payments
Here:

$11,249
New York:

$7,174
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.88%
New York:

1.10%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$40,913
State:

$31,477
Average Total Payments
Here:

$17,819
New York:

$11,182
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

0.93%
New York:

0.85%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,069
State:

$18,413
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$9,641
New York:

$6,139
Number of discharges: 35
Here:

1.71%
New York:

2.44%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$20,888
State:

$27,648
Average Total Payments
Here:

$12,573
New York:

$9,190
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

0.54%
New York:

0.26%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$47,927
New York:

$46,800
Average Total Payments
Here:

$22,435
State:

$17,465
Number of discharges: 15
This Hospital:

0.73%
New York:

0.71%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,762
State:

$26,025
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,014
New York:

$9,109
Number of discharges: 27
This Hospital:

1.32%
State:

0.70%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$27,461
State:

$28,607
Average Total Payments
Here:

$13,390
State:

$9,257
Number of discharges: 22
This Hospital:

1.08%
New York:

0.64%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$22,628
State:

$36,015
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$16,134
New York:

$12,277
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.69%
New York:

0.48%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,213
State:

$21,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,616
State:

$7,426
Number of discharges: 25
Here:

1.22%
State:

1.60%
Renal Failure with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$30,420
New York:

$27,775
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$14,121
State:

$9,215
Number of discharges: 69
Here:

3.38%
New York:

1.91%
Renal Failure with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$29,889
State:

$42,937
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$20,495
State:

$15,655
Number of discharges: 37
This Hospital:

1.81%
New York:

1.29%
Renal Failure without Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$12,066
New York:

$18,806
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$8,195
State:

$5,953
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.88%
State:

0.31%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$34,382
New York:

$34,266
Average Total Payments
Here:

$19,894
State:

$11,846
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

0.69%
New York:

0.66%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$53,589
New York:

$51,542
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$27,433
New York:

$17,543
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.88%
New York:

0.66%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$65,770
New York:

$122,124
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$55,953
State:

$51,777
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

0.88%
New York:

0.48%
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <96 Hours
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,132
State:

$53,629
Average Total Payments
Here:

$27,506
State:

$20,887
Number of discharges: 46
This Hospital:

2.25%
New York:

0.82%
Seizures without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$17,992
New York:

$24,411
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$10,272
State:

$7,634
Number of discharges: 48
Here:

2.35%
State:

1.03%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$65,687
State:

$126,634
Average Total Payments
Here:

$68,418
State:

$59,441
Number of discharges: 52
Here:

2.55%
New York:

0.67%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$41,028
State:

$47,465
Average Total Payments
Here:

$24,572
New York:

$17,315
Number of discharges: 172
Here:

8.42%
New York:

5.04%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$32,471
New York:

$29,226
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$15,551
State:

$9,822
Number of discharges: 46
Here:

2.25%
State:

1.68%
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$16,244
New York:

$18,747
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,082
New York:

$6,160
Number of discharges: 32
This Hospital:

1.57%
New York:

0.89%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$23,217
State:

$24,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$12,848
State:

$8,494
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

1.62%
State:

2.61%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$35,184
New York:

$38,332
Average Total Payments
Here:

$18,821
State:

$12,495
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

0.88%
New York:

1.49%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$19,973
New York:

$17,401
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,659
New York:

$5,941
Number of discharges: 16
This Hospital:

0.78%
New York:

1.04%
Syncope and Collapse
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$21,367
New York:

$19,174
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,888
State:

$6,619
Number of discharges: 94
Here:

4.60%
State:

3.39%
Transient Ischemia
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$20,252
State:

$20,693
Average Total Payments
Here:

$9,868
State:

$6,227
Number of discharges: 35
This Hospital:

1.71%
State:

1.33%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Objects Accidentally Left in the Body After Surgery
Here:

0.154%
State:

0.143%
Falls and injuries
This Hospital:

0.461%
State:

0.660%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
Here:

0.307%
State:

0.435%
Signs of Uncontrolled Blood Sugar
Here:

0.307%
New York:

0.165%

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

99.0%
Percent of Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

98.6%
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

14
State:

10
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

100.0%
New York:

97.3%
Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

96.6%

Heart Failure

Percent of patients who were given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

97.0%
New York:

99.1%
Percent of Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

89.0%
State:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

92.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

98.6%

Pneumonia

Percent of Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
Here:

92.0%
State:

93.8%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
Here:

99.0%
State:

95.8%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

98.5%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Here:

92.0%
State:

94.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

88.0%
State:

90.8%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

91.0%
State:

94.0%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

97.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

91.0%
New York:

96.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

88.0%
New York:

97.7%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
Here:

90.0%
State:

97.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

90.0%
New York:

98.1%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

99.8%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
Here:

100.0%
State:

92.6%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
Here:

98.0%
New York:

95.0%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Here:

85.0%
State:

94.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

86.0%
New York:

94.4%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
New York:

99.1%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.5%
New York:

14.3%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

12.0%
New York:

11.0%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

11.2%
New York:

11.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
This Hospital:

21.6%
New York:

20.9%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

28.0%
New York:

26.4%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

22.5%
New York:

19.8%

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